Genesis 32:28 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.”
Genesis 32:28 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 32:286 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
מַהmahWhat?
שְּׁמֶךָšəmeḵāAppellation
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יַעֲקֹבyaʿăqōvJacob
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